Author: Emporium Reporters

Shameless NLC! By Wale Ojo-Lanre, Esq.

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Of all the issues tormenting the Nigerian worker—the unpaid salaries, the pension arrears, the rising inflation, the exploitative workplace policies, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leadership suddenly finds its voice not in defense of workers, but in defense of a suspended senator? What an embarrassing fall from grace.   Natasha Udiaghan is not a member of the Nigeria Labour Congress. She is not a civil servant, neither is she a teacher, nor a nurse, nor one of the countless underpaid workers groaning under Nigeria’s economic burden. She is a politician—a political product…

RE: “ABIKE MUST RESIGN

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By any standard of fair commentary, Steve Osuji’s piece titled “Abike Must Resign” is not only one–sided but tragically anchored on falsehoods, mischief, and a clear unwillingness to examine facts before reaching sweeping conclusions.   Let it be said upfront: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has never described Igbos or any ethnic group as “monkeys” or “baboons.” To continue to regurgitate this tired fabrication is to deliberately weaponize misinformation for ethnic sensationalism.   THE FACTS: The social media incident which commentators like Osuji have…

Iba Gani Adams – The Enigma Nigeria Overlooks

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Hate him, love him, admire him, vilify him, whatever your feelings are towards this persona, you cannot take the fact away from him that he is an Enigma. The 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Ganiyu Ige Abiodun Adams is a man worthy of keen study. From his rise from the rubbles of Oduduwa Progressive Union of the old, to the newly formed one that is more than 5 million members in Yoruba land, you cannot but doff your hat for this hero. Yes, I call him a hero.…

2009 Agreement: ASUU Branches meet over NEC resolutions, next line of action looms

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its branches nationwide to convene congresses to deliberate on the outcome of its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja.   ASUU President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, said branch chairpersons who attended the NEC meeting have returned to brief their members before any public announcement is made.   “Our procedure is that once there is a NEC meeting, branch chairpersons will go back and brief their members on the outcome. We can only go public after our members have received briefing…

Why Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan cannot resume at the Senate yet By Ken Harries Esq

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In Nigeria’s political landscape, the National Assembly is meant to be a sanctuary of sober deliberation and a place where rules and processes are observed with discipline, decorum and responsibility. Yet in this same hallowed chamber, the suspended Kogi Central Senatorial District Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has continued to demonstrate a determination not to play by the book but to tear it up altogether. Her rebuffed threat to resume legislative duties on 4 September 2025, after a six-month suspension, has exposed a troubling mix of arrogance, hypocrisy, and legal incoherence. It…

MURIC cautions NUPENG, PENGASSAN against looming Oil sector strike

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By Fatima Abubakar     The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has cautioned oil workers’ unions against embarking on strike over the ongoing dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Dangote Refinery.   NUPENG, in alliance with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), had threatened industrial action following disagreements on the participation of Dangote Refinery workers in their union activities.   However, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Founder and Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC urged the…

MURIC faults Olubadan coronation programme, says it disregards Friday prayers

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By Fatima Abubakar     The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has raised strong objections to the programme of events released for the coronation of the new Olubadan of Ibadan, ex-Governor Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, described it as insensitive to the Muslim community.   In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the Islamic human rights group alleged that the programme failed to give consideration to the Friday Jumu’ah prayer despite fixing the main coronation ceremony for Friday, September 26, 2025, at 9 a.m.   MURIC argued that while…

How Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa [ADE] changed our lives

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I think there is a big misunderstanding here, her intention is totally different from all that has been shared, we sometimes forget the good deeds of people with one misunderstanding, The Honourable has never ever hated Igbos, me and my brothers who are from The east “Imo State” has been privileged to be under her guidance through her benevolence and scholarship which ran from over ten years.   Our university and masters was greatly sponsored by her. Despite being igbos and Christians. Even though this didn’t go well with some…

FG unveils Safe Blood Transfusion project in Kano …. Health Minister Pate describes Blood as “Lifeline,” pledges nationwide access

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The Federal Government has launched the Safe Blood Project, a flagship initiative aimed at strengthening transfusion services and ending preventable deaths linked to unsafe or unavailable blood.   The programme, inaugurated at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in Kano, is Nigeria’s first national training scheme dedicated to transfusion safety.   Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, represented by the Director of Hospital Services, Dr. Salaudeen Olawale Jimoh, described the project as a landmark in the country’s healthcare reforms.   “Safe blood is not just a…

Marwa, A Man of Uncommon Grace at 72 By Femi Babafemi

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I have had the privilege of knowing Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) for about 30 years. As a young reporter, I observed from a working distance the metamorphosis of a military administrator who was unlike any otheran enigma committed as much to his work as to becoming a paragon of excellence in public administration. In an era when military governments were often distant from the people, he ironically became a man of the people in Lagos State, the very cauldron of anti-military sentiment. Quite luckily, twenty-five years later, I…